Manifold sales book



A April 9, 1929. c. T. RAscHlcK 1,708,682

MANIFOLD SALES BOOK Filed April 5. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l April 9,` 192.9.

C. T. RASQHICK MANIFOLD SALES BOOK Filed Apri-1 5. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet Ylatented Apr. 9, 1929.

UNITED STATES 'oriente-sr. RfAscnIcK, or sr'. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

MANIFOLD SALES BOOK.

Appi-icatin ineaaprii 3,

My invention relates to improvements in manifold sales books and is particularly adapted `to that class of book Where 'an original -order'is Written upon a check and duplicates are madev of the items of the order either individually or severally so that the duplicates can be used in dilferent departments and checked back to the original order. This manifold book is used very' extensively in restaurants Where it is desired to keep a check on the original orders.

A feature of the invention resides in the attaching or clamping of several pads toa cover in a suitable manner so that they'c'an be selectively positioned for Writing upon the faces of the respective pads without requiring a complicated holder in which the parts are pivoted n together.

Y It is also a feature of the invention to pro- Vvide holding means for the pads which Will support one pad superposed to the other, the

holding means for each pa'd providing a rigid back or support so that even the last sheets of the pad vmay be readily Written upon either separately or in conjunction with the other pad. Y

The invention also includes means for slidably securing 'the superimposed pad to the The slidable supporting means are secured to the coverof the book in a manner to prevent disengagement of the same, but to freely receive a new pad When the old pad is used up.

A still further object is to provide means for separating turned over leaves from fresh leaves of the original 'sales check pad when the former have been turned back to add further Written matter to a particular leaf.

A. still further object is to provide a fixed arm attached to the cover of the book for holding used leaves of the original sales check pad aloof from the remainder of the pad.v

i The novel feature of the invention will be more clearly and specifically pointed out in tie specification and following claims.

In the drawings forming part of this speoiiication Y Fig. l is a plan view of my manifold book in open position. y

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device shown in Figure Fig. o is a plan view of the invention with the parts in a dierent position.

Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal enlarged 1922. serial No. 549,314.

Jp ross section with the book in closed posif ion. Y

` Fig. 5 is an enlarged central longitudinal cross section illustrating t-he book in open position as it would appear in use.

6 is a side elevation of a portion of the book in open position, parts of which are 'broken away.

F 7 is a bottom vieiv of a portion of the pad holding means.

Fig. 8 lis a cross section on line 8 8 of Figure 7 illustrating the complete Width of .the lmanifold book.

"In the drawings the manifold book A is composed of a ycover having a bottom portion 10, to Which is hingedly secured the top flap 11. The ilap 11 is adapted to fold over to enclose the pads held in the cover as illustrated in .Fig. 4. The parts 10 and 11 are formed of a substantially stiif ma- 'terial While a portion 12 forming the hinge or connection and which is interposed between the parts 10 and ll'is of a iieXible nature.

The book A vis arranged to carry or support t\`vo pads of checksB and C, the pad B composing the checks for the original order and the pad C the checks for the duplicates of the items indicated on the original order. The pad B is held at its stapledl end by means of a spring clamp 13 Which is positioned.l adjacent the hinge of the cover of the book While the body of the check is supported `Within a ychannel shaped member 14 having upwardly projecting side Walls 15 and which is formed of metal or other'4 suitable material.r The member 14 is rigidly attached to the back 10 of the cover by means of the rivets 16 so as to iirmlysecure the meniber against disengagement therefrom.

`The pad of checks Gis held slidably superimposed 'to the pad B by means of a supporting member 17, which is formed with a smooth fiat upper surface 1S upon which the pad C rests. Projecting downward from the face 18 of the memberl 17 are side members 19 on the free end of which is formed an inwardly projecting longitudinally extending flange 20. The side members 19 are adapted to tit Within the side Walls 15 of the member 14 While inturned flanges 2O .formed on side Walls 15 engage beneath longitudinally extending side edges 21 of the meiiiberlfi' which 'are end spaced above the portion 10' of the cover by means of de- Y with inwardly projecting shoulders-24which iol V Athe pad B is inserted in the clamp 13 its pressedlportioiis 22and 23 formed iii the lower Vsurface'oltlthe 'member-14. The poi'- tions`22 extend along the side edgesofthe Vmember 14 while'sockets 23 are adaptedv to receivethe rivets 16. The forward endof thelanges V2() of the member 17 are formed engage against a depressed portion formed in each of the rearmostportions 22., after the flanges 2O have been insertedbeneath the edges '21 far enough to admit the shoulders 24.` v This is clearly illustra-ted in Figures 7 and 8; I j Y e The member 17 is held freely slidable within the sides 175 of the member 14 while thev pad Bi is slightly narrower than the space' between the sides 15' so -that when body Vportion will extend between the sides I' 15 leavinga espace 26 on each sidev of fthe 'same with thefiree'ends oit' the pad entending a shortldistante below'the head end of l the member 17. This lholds the iiee ends of l the fpadB beneath tlieniember 17 and allows the member 17'v to engageV a suliicient 'portion'of the member 14 so as to torni a rigidstruct-ure, for .the member 17 when it in VFigure 6.

ofthe )adB ,permit the' side members 19 to isp'ull'ed in outwardly position as illustrated VThe -spacesQ on either side sides of the pad B.

The pad C is held firmly to the surface of slide reely without interfering with the the slidable member 17 by the spring clamp f 27.' When the meinber'r17'l is slid forward into the position illustrated in Figures 4 and 5 the Vbody fof thepad B is practically enclosed within a box-'like supporting means land the Apad C- is which is formed between members 14 and 17, held superimposed to Lthe padBt. v i y L' A spaced loop-formed of wire or other suit-able material QSis pivotally attached to the lower portion of thehead endof the i meinberl'?Y and the Jfree end 29 'of thisloop ,slides along o-ver the facev ofthe pad B.

After the'slieets 30 of'. the pad B, have been lifted from beneath the member 17 and written upon and it is desired to insert them i again beneath thepad Cethey are toiconvenienceinserted overthe free end of the loop 28 as illustrated in ligure '6; A notch 31Afoi'inedin one ofthe sides 15 allows the .loop 128 to be readily engaged and 'raised which has a tendency sto lift the ends of the ieinserted sheets 30 from beneathth'e head end ot' the pad C.

l movement overl the pad B. An engagingY tongue 34 is formed on the rear edge of the' 6 when desired.

A shoulder 32 Vformedioii the lower surfaceothe member 14 engages the inner edge '33 fof the member 17 to limit its inward member 17 so that tliesaine can be withdrawn into the position illustrated in Figure claims.

ln using iny manifold sales book `a sheetV 3() raised from the padB whileQthepads are in the position illustrated in Figure V6,

Yand after the )adC` has been slid forward into kthe position illustrated in VFigure 5,

superposed'to the pad B, the sheet y30 is laidover the top sheet 3501i' the pad C with a sheet of carbon 36 interposed between the sameiand the order is: then writtenupon the sheet 30, which is duplicated bythe caibon toV one ofthe sheets 35,1. l/Vhenmy manifold bool; is usetlwin connectionwith Vrestaurant orders the sheet 30 is not removed until the customer has completed his order but isjturned back kout of the way beneath Vtheariii 37 secured to the cover portieri 11.

Thefnext sheetl 30 of thepadB can then be used in thelsaniefinanner duplicating ontlie pad B by slidingthe lpad C back'and forth into'the desired position; VShouldone of the customers who has already given his order desii'eto give a further order the particular sheet 30 upon which his -order is written is selected from among'v 'the sheets which are turned back beneath theV arm 37 and the undesired -sh'eets beneath the particular check desiredare insertedf'as illustrated in Figure V6 beneath the pad C andabove loop 23 while thedesired'check or sheet 30 is laid over the `pad C as illustrated in Figure 5 and another duplicateis l'made upon the "upper check of v thepad C. In this mannerseveijal duplicates may be made frein-the saine original check and also not requiring lmore than one original check for each customer. This system is a very desirable record for restaurant keepers and y'other merchants who have to keep .avcheclr on their sales and the simple ei'- -fective manner in which the pads B and C are Aheld so that they capii be replaced and sothat the pad C canbe superposed to the pad B allowing the waiter oi" clerk to readily take` orders and report on the'same.V f A slidable support torthe pad is preferableto any pivoted holding means, the slidable support .being hinged to the cover of the book and forming a much more substantial support .for the pad."V lt islvery desirable 'to have a the best embodiment thereof, but I desire te have it understood that theV construction shown is only illustrative and that tlieinvention can be carried out by other means and applied to uses otherV than those'above setfforthiwithin jthescope of vthe following I claim: Y

l. A manifold sales book comprising a cover, a pad secured to said cover andinclosed by side walls, a second pad slidably mounted over said first pad and notches in said side walls to allow ready access to the sheets of said firstvpad..

2. A sales book includingA a pad of original checks, and a pad of duplicating checks, means for holding said original checks', and means for slidably holdingsaid duplicating checks superimposed over said original checks.

3. A sales book comprising a cover, a pad of checks bound at one end, secured to said cover, a second pad of checks mounted slidably above said cover and falling short of the bound end thereof so that the uppermost leaf of said first pad may be separated from the body thereof and placed over said second pad.

4. A manifold sales book including a cover, a'spring clamp secured to said cover for attaching a pad of checks to saidback, a track secured to said back, a support for a pad of checks including a clamp'slidably secured to said track whereby one pad of checks is superposed in relation to the other so as to be moved `away from the writing face of the other.

5. A manifold sales book comprising a cover, a pad of checks mounted on said cover,

a second pad positioned above the first pad, and means for slidably supporting said secf ond pad in spaced relation to said first pad sothatsaid second pad may be bodily moved over or away `from said first pad in a plane parallel thereto. l u

6. A manifold sales book comprising a cover, a pad secured to said cover, a second pad positioned over said first pad in a plane parallel thereto, and means for slidably supporting said second pad within said plane independently of said first pad.

A7. A sales book comprising a pad of checks adapted to be separated between an;7 of the checks thereof and a slidable support-for a second pad of checks arranged to be slid between the separated portions of said first named pad of checks.

8. A sales book comprising a cover, a pad of checks mounted thereon, said pad of checks being adapted to be separated vbetween any of the checks thereof, a second pad of checks arranged .to be positioned between the separated portions ofsaid first pad of checks and means for slidably supporting said second pad of checks upon said back.

9. A manifold sales book including a cover, a pad of checks mounted thereon, a pair of channels depressed in said cover,

lugs formed on said cover issuing outwardly into said channels, a back, a second pad of checks mounted on said back, and means secured to said back slidable within said channels and beneath said lugs whereby the Vback maybe reciprocated over said cover.

l0. A manifold sales book including a cover, a pad of checks mounted thereon, a pair of channels depressed in said cover, lugs formed on said cover issuing outwardly into said channels, a back, a second pad of checks mounted on said back, means secured to said back slidable within said-channels and beneath said lugs whereby the back may be reciprocated over said cover, and a stop formed on one of said lugs for terminating the movement of said back.

l1. A manifold sales book including a cover, a check pad mounted on said cover, a back slidably mounted on said cover, )ositioned over said check pad, a second'check pad `mounted on said back, a separating member secured to said back resting upon the exposed leaves of said first pad, and protruding means formed on said separator adapted to be engaged by the fingers to lift and separate any superimposed leaves placed upon the same Vf pad.

12. A manifold sales book comprising a cover, a pad of checksmounted thereon, a back slidably mounted on said cover and positioned over said pad of checks, a L5- shaped wire vmember pivoted to said back and resting upon the upper surface of said first checkpad to separate checks superimposed upon the same from the remainder of said check pad.

13. A manifold sales book including a cover, a pair of upturned flanges formed on said cover, a` back slidable between said flanges, a second check pad mounted on said back, said second check pad and back being movable over or away from said first check pad, a U-shaped wire member pivoted to said back and resting upon the upper surface of said first named check pad, and a notch formed in one of said flanges in proximity to said wire member when the second pad is remotely positioned from the first pad whereby said wire member may be ene-ged by the u ht:

rom the remainder of the Afingers to separate leaves which may have been superimposed above the same from the remainder of the first named pad.

l/l. A manifold sales book comprising a cover, a pad secured ,to said cover, a second pad slidably mounted over said first pad and leaf retaining means upon said cov r for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

CHARLES T. RASCHICK. 

